WordTaiwan frequency #18,609
耽擱
ㄉㄢ ㄍㄜ
“delay; hold up; cause to be late or wasted”
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- 擱置ㄍㄜ ㄓˋto put aside; to shelve; to stop dealing with; to leave unresolved
- 耽誤ㄉㄢ ㄨˋto delay; to hold up; to cause a setback by wasting time; to interfere with.
- 擱淺ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄢˇof a ship or vessel: to run aground in shallow water and be unable to move; figuratively: for plans or progress to be stalled or halted
- 耽溺ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧˋindulge in; become absorbed or addicted to something